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As a Trump envoy met with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the president was expected to send both defensive and offensive weaponry for Kyiv in what appears to be a significant shift in his
In December 2022, President Joseph R. Biden Jr. agreed to give Ukraine a Patriot missile battery, an advanced ground-based air-defense system. Two more followed, along with an unknown number of interceptor missiles that have provided the only effective means of shooting down Russian ballistic missiles.
It’s been a roller coaster week for Ukraine, with U.S. military aid first paused, then reinstated. The shifts follow President Donald Trump’s frosty signals to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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India Today on MSNRussia warns of nuclear action after Trump's weapons aid for UkraineRussia's nuclear rules say it can use atomic weapons if the country — or one of its allies — is attacked, especially if the attacker is a non-nuclear nation backed by a nuclear power. That clause could be seen as applying to Ukraine,
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The New Voice of Ukraine on MSNTrump’s Ukraine aid funding plan took Europe by surpriseThe program could help supply Kyiv with valuable kit such as Patriot air defense systems, which have proven effective at intercepting Russian ballistic missiles targeting Ukrainian cities. According to the report,
President Donald Trump could send as much as $300 million in military aid to Ukraine, one source told Reuters.
US President Donald Trump has gone all in with his effort to strongarm Kyiv into peace negotiations with Russia, suspending US military aid to Ukraine with immediate effect.
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The New Voice of Ukraine on MSNTrump’s Ukraine aid message mixes threats with ambiguityNo specific figures were mentioned in Trump’s statements, making it difficult to assess the potential size of US military aid to Kyiv. The exact types of ammunition to be provided were unclear, although Trump did reference Patriot missile systems,
President Trump now wants to give more weapons to Ukraine and is threatening increased sanctions if Russian President Vladimir Putin doesn't agree to end the war in 50 days. The president explained why in a phone call with our partners at BBC News.